Pope Francis said he could not give a “political opinion” because he did not know the details of the situation in Venezuela, however, he said that dictatorships end badly and that what counts is the voice of the Venezuelan bishops who have referred to the situation.
Pope Francis on Friday, September 13, called for “dialogue” and “making peace” in Venezuela and added that “dictatorships are useless and sooner or later end badly,” when asked what message he would give to the country after the elections on July 28.
In any case, Francis was cautious in his response, saying that he had not been following the situation in recent days. He made his statements at a press conference on the plane returning from his tour of Asia and Oceania.
“The message I give to the rulers is to dialogue and make peace,” he replied, before adding: “Dictatorships are useless and end badly sooner or later.”
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He also reiterated his call for “people to do everything to find a path to peace in Venezuela.” review Infobae.
«I cannot give a political opinion because I do not know the details, but I know that the bishops have spoken and their message is the one that counts.“, he added.
Venezuelan bishops have repeatedly asked President Nicolás Maduro to show the electoral records because “ignoring popular sovereignty expressed through voting is morally unacceptable, as it seriously deviates from truth and justice.”
While the Pope was in Asia, opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia arrived in Spain as a political asylum seeker after the Supreme Court of Justice issued an arrest warrant against him following the disclosure of electoral records that would prove his victory in the July 28 elections.
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